New Reel to Reel machines!

Revox A77's are easy to find for cheap, and can be reconditioned.

Dear @cerrot: 4k Euros to listen what?. They have only 30 different title tapes and maybe you can find out other 200 out there and not for a " penauts " price.

In my case I can't justify that kind of " investment ". I prefer use that kind of money on other things to improve the quality sound of what I already have.

But that's me and only my opinion. The important one is up to each one of us.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.

To add to what Raul says, why settle for tapes made from an LP, if the rationale for going to the expense of purchasing an R2R machine is based on sonics?  If I were to go that route, I would want only first or second generation master tapes. Or I would be open-minded about other sources (e.g., direct to hi-rez digital) but not an LP source. I already have that.  Since first and second generation master tapes are now virtually unobtainium, I'm staying away.  However, I love gadgets, and what neater audio gadget is there than a tape recorder?

Lewm, according to the link above, you can buy either 1.a master tape copy or 2.a vinyl record made from a 
2nd generation master tape (or even a downloadable copy if you prefer).  The tapes however are VERY expensive.
I myself would actually prefer a 7.5IPS copy on a good reel of tape, But half track of course.  I don't care one bit if the reel is smaller and plastic and less expensive.  From my own experience, even with a plain old Teac in good shape, you can make excellent recordings of vinyl at the slower speed
even in quarter-track format.  So by upgrading that to half-track and 2nd generation copies, you could sell them for a LOT less money, and thereby popularizing the format for real.

To my little ears, nothing sounds better than 15 ips tape.  There is a nice amount of contents available, albeit not cheap.   If you have not heard a really good tape on a properly set up machine, you should.